High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 1.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG40 3BU
Postcode
RG40 3BU
Coordinates
51.3884, -0.7951
Grid reference
SU839661
Easting
483,935
Northing
166,168
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3X96Q3+8X
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Reading
ITL Region
Wokingham
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12890
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12890 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near RG40 3BU
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG40 3BU
Counts are for Wokingham Without electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.76.1%
Other White12.8%
Chinese1.5%
Gypsy / Trav.1.5%
Indian1.3%
+ 2 other groups · 6.8%
Religion
Christian55.8%
No religion29.4%
Not answered7.3%
Jewish4.1%
Hindu1.4%
+ 1 other religions · 1.9%
Age groups
50–6421.2%
35–4919.9%
10–1514.6%
25–3411.5%
65–747.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.1%
Other15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.2%
Any member 66+11.9%
All members 66+6.9%
+ 9 other households · 36.9%
Administrative Information
Wokingham
Local Authority
Council AreaWokingham E14001593
Constituency
E14001593Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Wokingham Without
Constituency code
E14001593
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Wokingham Without
International Territorial Level
Wokingham
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandThames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Berkshire West
Sub ICB Location
NHS Thames Valley ICB - 15A
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wokingham 020A E01016705
E01016705MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wokingham 020 E02003458
E02003458LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wokingham 020A E01016705
E01016705MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wokingham 020 E02003458
E02003458Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:42 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJuly 1995 — Introduced
Postcode RG40 3BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 12890
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01016705 and MSOA E02003458 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG40 3BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RG40 3BU
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 3%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 27%
Progress 8
-0.41
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 27%
Attainment 8
42.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 5%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
34.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 0–11FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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